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CPS Doubles Evidence-Based Math Tutoring Program to Improve Outcomes for At-Risk High School Students

May 26, 2016 | CPS Press Release

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) today announced an investment that will double an individualized, math tutorial program to serve an additional 800 students in CPS high schools next year. SAGA Innovations (formerly Match tutoring) is a tutoring and mentoring program designed to improve academic outcomes for at-risk students while keeping them safe and in school. Since this high-intensity intervention began serving students across several CPS high schools two years ago, SAGA has demonstrated its ability to help students pass core math requirements, succeed in school, and stay on track to graduate

Researchers at UChicago’s newly formed Urban Labs are helping us understand how students across American can improve their chances of graduating through gold-standard research. They are evaluating the effectiveness of SAGA Tutoring and this is what they have to say:

“We believe this individualized tutorial program has the potential to be a transformative strategy in public education, helping our most at-risk youth catch back up to grade level, reengage with regular classroom instruction, and gain real hope for a diploma and all the long-term economic benefits that go along with that.”

Tutoring Program Should be Expanded Nationally

High-Intensity Tutoring Extremely Successful

October 08, 2015 | Chicago Fox 32

Over the last two years, Match Education has partnered with Chicago Public Schools and economists at The University of Chicago’s Urban Education and Crime Lab to field and evaluate high-dosage tutoring for 1,300 boys in 12 Chicago high schools. The results are now in from the first year, which were recently highlighted in The New York Times.

Researchers at UChicago’s newly formed Urban Labs are helping us understand how students across american can improve their chances of graduating through gold-standard research. They are evaluating the effectiveness of SAGA Tutoring (“math lab”) in Chicago. Their findings could influence local and national U.S. policies.

City Unveils Long Awaited School Discipline Reforms

February 13, 2015 | Politico

Over the last two years, Match Education has partnered with Chicago Public Schools and economists at The University of Chicago’s Urban Education and Crime Lab to field and evaluate high-dosage tutoring for 1,300 boys in 12 Chicago high schools. The results are now in from the first year, which were recently highlighted in The New York Times.

Closing the Math Gap for Boys

January 31, 2015 | New York Times

Over the last two years, Match Education has partnered with Chicago Public Schools and economists at The University of Chicago’s Urban Education and Crime Lab to field and evaluate high-dosage tutoring for 1,300 boys in 12 Chicago high schools. The results are now in from the first year, which were recently highlighted in The New York Times.

News Views: Chicago Youth Mentoring Programs

July 27, 2014 | ABC News Chicago

Over the last two years, Match Education has partnered with Chicago Public Schools and economists at The University of Chicago’s Urban Education and Crime Lab to field and evaluate high-dosage tutoring for 1,300 boys in 12 Chicago high schools. The results are now in from the first year, which were recently highlighted in The New York Times.

Why Half of Kids Drop Out

March 12, 2014 | CNN

Over the last two years, Match Education has partnered with Chicago Public Schools and economists at The University of Chicago’s Urban Education and Crime Lab to field and evaluate high-dosage tutoring for 1,300 boys in 12 Chicago high schools. The results are now in from the first year, which were recently highlighted in The New York Times.

By the time students reach eighth grade half of all African American schoolboys have not mastered the most basic math skills that are essential for their grade level. High Dosage Tutoring is a promising approach for helping the most challenged students who arrive in high school several years behind their peers.

Is algebra the key to keeping boys in school and off the streets?

January 23, 2014 | Aljazeera America

There’s an increasing body of evidence that shows that if a student can get a high school diploma that we can reduce their violent crime involvement. High school algebra is a make-or-break class for teenagers whoa re at risk of dropping out. Could tutoring help keep at risk students off the streets?